The Washington Capitals have lost three of four games so far on their season-long road trip. Their latest blemish came against the Calgary Flames as they fell 5-2 inside the Saddledome.
It never felt like the Caps were ever particularly in this one.
By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago
The Washington Capitals traveled to Alberta for a Saturday night Saddledome showdown with the Calgary Flames. The Caps were looking to get back into the win column after an unfortunate loss in Seattle while the Flames looked to avenge their loss in DC from about a week ago.
Blake Coleman and Conor Sheary traded late first period snipes to keep the game tied after twenty minutes. Andrew Mangiapane restored Calgary’s lead early in the second. Adam Ruzicka broke away from the pack to extend that lead in the third and Mangiapane got his second of the night just moments later.
John Carlson late, garbage time goal. Elias Lindholm empty netter.
Flames beat Capitals 5-2.
By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago
This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. Calgary Flames game on December 3, 2022.
Welcome to Game Four of the Capitals’ six-game road trip and another edition of RMNB After Dark. Tonight the Capitals are at the Saddledome as they take on the Calgary Flames. The Capitals recently shut out the Flames 3-0 on Black Friday.
The Capitals are going to look to do what they couldn’t do on Thursday: make Peter Laviolette smile. After taking a 2-0 lead on the Seattle Kraken, they gave up three unanswered goals, including a painful overtime game-winner in seven seconds. “There’s nothing I’m happy about tonight,” Lavy said.
The Capitals will go with Darcy Kuemper in net. He will face Dan Vladar (who has struggled against Washington in the past).
On the Calgary side, tonight marks the first night they will wear their Reverse Retro 2.0 jerseys.
Puck drop is a little after 10 pm on NBC Sports Washington. This is also a Hockey Night In Canada game.
The Washington Capitals sandwiched the Thanksgiving holiday with two wins on home ice. They took down the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime 3-2 on Wednesday and shut out the Calgary Flames 3-0 on Friday.
Those black jerseys are absolute money. I agree with what Kuzy said after the game about them.
By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago
The Washington Capitals shook off turkey hangovers to host the Calgary Flames on Friday afternoon. The Capitals played a smart and sturdy game, exploiting Calgary’s goofs whenever they were made.
The Caps held off the Flames’ attack in the first period and earned a goal of their own off TJ Oshie’s stick. Evgeny Kuznetsov wrapped up a strong second period with a highlight-reel goal that we’ll discuss more in a moment. During a third-period power play, Alex Ovechkin kicked to settle down his puck and beat Jacob Markstrom to make it 3-0.
Caps win. DK gets the shutout.
By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. Calgary Flames game on November 25, 2022.
The Washington Capitals will throw on their Reverse Retro 2.0 jerseys for just the second time as they take on the Calgary Flames in their annual Black Friday matinee game at Capital One Arena. All fans who attend will get a free Screaming Eagle t-shirt (which one of my good friends helped put out on the seats over the last two days).
The Capitals are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers – that was both painful to watch but somewhat encouraging, I guess. Alex Ovechkin scored his 10th goal of the season and the 790th of his career.
What to watch for? To say that the Capitals need to go on a run – like right now – is the understatement of the century. The Caps trail first-place New Jersey by 13 points in the standings and are only FOUR points out of last. And that team behind them, Columbus, has two games in hand. The Caps’ chance of making the postseason, per Money Puck (which is more pessimistic than other models), is currently 9.7 percent.
TJ Oshie returned from injury on Wednesday and was everywhere against the Flyers, notching assists on both Capitals’ regulation goals. Can he have another strong game and stay healthy?
Dmitry Orlov will miss his ninth straight game while Darcy Kuemper will look to bounce back from a tough game.
Today’s game will be on NBC Sports Washington and puck drop will be a little after 2 pm.
The Calgary Flames made a couple of big moves on Thursday, chiefly the signing of top free agent center Nazem Kadri. To make room for Kadri’s arrival, the team needed to part ways with center Sean Monahan and his sizable contract for the 2022-23 season.
Salary cap space doesn’t come cheap so when the Flames sent Monahan east to the Montreal Canadiens they also had to include a conditional 2025 first-round draft selection.
It turns out that the conditions on that pick are insanely detailed.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
One of the biggest unrestricted free agents of the summer is finally off of the market. ESPN’s Kevin Weekes reports that reigning Stanley Cup champion Nazem Kadri is signing with the Calgary Flames.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that the deal is believed to be for seven years and will hold an average annual value of $7 million.
The signing adds another absolutely wild chapter to what has been an insane offseason for the Flames.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
We learned earlier this week that Matthew Tkachuk had informed the Calgary Flames he would not be re-signing with them and that a trade was imminent. Well, that trade has happened.
He’s headed to Florida and the return is massive. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was first on the news.
By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago
The Calgary Flames are in shambles. The 2021-22 Pacific Division winners featured two players last season that scored above 100 points and it appears they will lose both of them in the same offseason.
First, Johnny Gaudreau turned down more money from them in favor of signing with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Now, according to a report from The Athletic’s Jeremy Rutherford and Hailey Salvian, restricted free agent Matthew Tkachuk has informed the team that he will not be re-signing with them and a trade looks imminent.
Wow.
By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago
